International tourist departures in Poland

Poland: International tourist departures was 14.69 million departures in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.69 million departures
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
18th
of 112 countries
All-time high
14.69 million departures
in 2024
All-time low
6.19 million departures
in 2020
Years of data
20
2005–2024

International tourist departures in Poland, 2005–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2005201420242005: 6.2M departures2006: 7.3M departures2007: 6.9M departures2008: 7.6M departures2009: 6.3M departures2010: 7.1M departures2011: 6.3M departures2012: 9.3M departures2013: 10.1M departures2014: 10.3M departures2015: 10.9M departures2016: 11.3M departures2017: 12.0M departures2018: 12.8M departures2019: 13.5M departures2020: 6.2M departures2021: 6.8M departures2022: 11.7M departures2023: 13.6M departures2024: 14.7M departures

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in departures.

Analysis

Poland recorded 14.69 million departures for international tourist departures in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international tourist departures in Poland peaked at 14.69 million departures in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.19 million departures, in 2020.

Poland ranks 18th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.86 million departures 6.20 million departures 7.60 million departures 5
2010s 10.36 million departures 6.30 million departures 13.50 million departures 10
2020s 10.61 million departures 6.19 million departures 14.69 million departures 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 15 Taiwan 16.85 million departures compare
  2. 16 Austria 16.42 million departures compare
  3. 17 Ukraine 15.12 million departures compare
  4. 19 Switzerland 11.28 million departures compare
  5. 20 Brazil 10.63 million departures compare
  6. 21 Kazakhstan 10.23 million departures compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is international tourist departures in Poland?
International tourist departures in Poland was 14.69 million departures in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest international tourist departures recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 14.69 million departures in 2024.
What is the lowest international tourist departures recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.19 million departures in 2020.
How does Poland rank for international tourist departures?
Poland ranks 18th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
Is international tourist departures rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
International tourist departures
Unit
departures
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 2,384 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight.